“Seattle Sounders FC seems to be following Macaulay Culkin‘s career path, and that’s not a great thing,” writes Don Ruiz of The Olympian. “The former child star of ‘Home Alone’ quickly grew from cute little kid that everybody loved into a less-likable adolescent who just made everybody miss the cute little kid he used to be.”
After a brilliant 3-0 start, the Sounders are not only 1-3-5, but a frustrating and increasingly grumpy 1-3-5. They’ve picked up five red cards over the period. They’ve developed the unappealing habit of screaming at referees, even once play has resumed. And Fredy Montero and Freddie Ljungberg still play together as though they’ve never been introduced. The Sounders are 1-3-2 with Montero and Ljungberg sharing the starting lineup.
The Sounders have dropped into a tie for fifth in the league standings. And they could fall out of the top eight – and out of playoff position – this weekend unless they take full advantage of a visit from the worst team in the West, the San Jose Earthquakes. Seattle beat the Earthquakes, 2-0, in their previous visit to Seattle – the only Sounders victory since April 4.